Heidi Jon Schmidt
Author of five novels and story collections, including The House on Oyster Creek and The Harbormaster’s Daughter; writer for The Atlantic and The New York Times, and creator of the Night Owl Substack.
Past gathering · Provincetown
Music, movement, and making community.
Writing, visual art, and music came into the same room for a conversation about public life, belonging, and creative courage.
WhenJanuary 20, 2026
WhereProvincetown Commons
Address46 Bradford Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts
The January conversation
Meet the artists
Three disciplines, brought together by the shared work of continuing to create.
Jay Critchley
Visual, conceptual, and performance artist and environmental activist; founder of the Provincetown Community Compact and co-founder of Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla.
Dinah Mellin
Classically trained violinist, Cape Cod Fiddlers musician, founder of Allegretto Outreach, host of Brick Hill House Concerts, and WOMR radio host.
The conversation continues
One evening.
A continuing practice.
The gathering may be past. The questions—and the community around them—remain alive.
Making Light meets monthly at Provincetown Commons, creating room for honest conversation across creative disciplines. Come with your work, your uncertainty, your experience, or simply your curiosity.
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